r/Design
4.5M members
r/Design is a subreddit with 4.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses design, struggling, ai, ui, and career, and they frequently recommend/review photoshop alternative, prototyping tool, and no-code platform.
Design
Popular Themes in r/Design
#1
Advice Requests
: "Tips of getting stable income with freelance"
6 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Considering leaving work to start my own business"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I'm an experienced graphic designer, but every month starts with zero clients. I'm burning out."
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Can anyone here help me convert an image into a vector? I don't have any vector editing software."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Design
#1
Design
32 posts
#2
Struggling
6 posts
#3
Ai
5 posts
#4
Ui
4 posts
#5
Career
4 posts
#6
Hate
3 posts
#7
Worst
3 posts
#8
Tired
2 posts
#9
Interface
2 posts
#10
Frustrating
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/Design
Photoshop Alternative
13 reviews
#1
Photopea
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Affinity
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
GIMP
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Prototyping Tool
10 reviews
#1
Balsamiq
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Sketch
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Figma
4.5★ from 2 reviews
No-code Platform
7 reviews
#1
Squarespace
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Semplice
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Wordpress
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Design
#1
Asking Question (Rule 4)
: "I'm an experienced graphic designer, but every month starts with zero clients. I'm burning out."
27 posts
#2
Discussion
: "After 25yrs, I’m out."
20 posts
#3
Sharing Resources
: "Abstract"
9 posts
#4
Other Post Type
: "Im really really exhausted"
8 posts
#5
Someone Else's Work (Rule 2)
: "Does anyone agree that the new Elder Scrolls game’s logo is visually off centre?"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Design
Yearly
+71k members(1.6%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026